Until they were stopped by Louisiana legislators, neighbors around North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans and communities within Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” were able to view local air-quality, measured ...

This administration is placing vulnerable communities at greater risk when severe weather strikes, says Sara Gonzalez-Rothi, ...

It’s a familiar scenario. Potential employers see criminal histories and don’t hire. In New Orleans, improvements to the city’s “Ban the Box” ordinance could better challenge employment barriers. An ...

The new Republican budget just slashed Medicaid by $1 trillion. In Louisiana, more than 200,000 people could lose coverage under Healthy Louisiana. Many don’t even realize that Medicaid is the ...

Jailhouse Lawyer Calvin Duncan officially qualified to run for clerk of Criminal District Court in Orleans Parish.

Bernard Smith on New Orleans' notorious House of Detention and protections for Angola's Farm Line workers in summer heat.

Kimberly Thomas, who served a decade ago on the S&WB, was given nod by a council committee last week and was slated for Council approval on Thursday ...

This week on Behind The Lens, Louisiana reclassifies natural gas as “green energy” under a controversial new law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry. We also examine a major expansion of ammonia plants in ...

This week on Behind The Lens, the number of Louisiana kindergarteners reading at or above grade level doubled during the 2024-25 school year, state officials reported earlier this month. That data ...

Over the course of several hours, before most of the city even finished their morning coffee, Lens photographer Gus Bennett sat down with eight individuals and one family. Each had their own rhythm, ...

The now-closed 10-story city jail at 2735 Perdido St. was known for its harsh conditions and troubling practices. Within its concrete walls, people shivered in the winter and sweat in the sweltering ...